Canine visceral leishmaniasis in the metropolitan area of São Paulo: Pintomyia fischeri as potential vector of Leishmania infantum

Canine visceral leishmaniasis in the metropolitan area of São Paulo: Pintomyia fischeri as potential vector of Leishmania infantum

American visceral leishmaniasis is a zoonosis caused by Leishmania infantum and transmitted mainly by Lutzomyia longipalpis. However, canine cases have been reported in the absence of this species in the Greater São Paulo region, where Pintomyia fischeri and Migonemyia migonei are the predominant sp...

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Main Authors: Galvis-Ovallos Fredy, da Silva Mariana Dantas, Bispo Giulia Baldaconi da Silva, de Oliveira Alessandra Gutierrez, Neto José Rodriguez Gonçalves, Malafronte Rosely dos Santos, Galati Eunice Aparecida Bianchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2017-01-01
Series:Parasite
Subjects:
Vector capacity
Sandfly
Pintomyia fischeri
Migonemyia migonei
Visceral leishmaniasis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2017002

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https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2017002

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